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- Book Title
- The Handbook of Platonism (Clarendon Later Ancient Philosopher...
- ISBN
- 0198236077
- EAN
- 9780198236078
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- The Handbook of Platonism (Clarendon Later Ancient Philosopher...
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- Alcinous, Alcinous
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198236077
ISBN-13
9780198236078
eBay Product ID (ePID)
93440
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
270 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Handbook of Platonism
Publication Year
1996
Subject
History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Series
Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers Ser.
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
93-004410
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
'an invaluble discussion'Terence Kleven, Central College, Pella, Iowa, Mind, Vol 108, no 431, July 1999, "A superb translation of, and commentary upon, the Didaskalikos....Highly recommended for libraries and students of Greco-Roman philosophy."--Religious Studies Review, "A superb translation of, and commentary upon, theDidaskalikos....Highly recommended for libraries and students of Greco-Roman philosophy."--Religious Studies Review, 'D. has exactly the right qualifications to put the Handbook into philosophical perspective. The Platonic roots are carefully documented and analysed, the Aristotelian graftings precisely noted and philosophically illuminating references to Neoplatonic developments are aptly cited and discussed ... important references to Stoic and Aristotelian influence are not limited to terminology. Doctrinal and methodologicalinfluences are also richly documented and discussed in the commentary. This detailed treatment is not reserved for the metaphysical sections, which D. for good reasons finds more interesting and rewarding, but is extended to the chapters onlogic.'The Classical Review'The introduction is a judicious presentation of the philosophical and historical issues raised by this treatise ... Throughout, the translation is both readable and true to its Greek source ... an excellent tool for the use of students of later Greek philosophy.'Review of Metaphysics'The work is essential for any who wishes to follow the many byways of the Platonic tradition. Its straightforward summary propositions offers a unique doctrinal view of Platonism, an approach that was normative for the tradition for centuries. Highly recommended.'The Reader's Review, The Bookseller's Network, Number 16, August 1996'an invaluble discussion'Terence Kleven, Central College, Pella, Iowa, Mind, Vol 108, no 431, July 1999, 'The work is essential for any who wishes to follow the many byways of the Platonic tradition. Its straightforward summary propositions offers a unique doctrinal view of Platonism, an approach that was normative for the tradition for centuries. Highly recommended.'The Reader's Review, The Bookseller's Network, Number 16, August 1996, 'D. has exactly the right qualifications to put the Handbook into philosophical perspective. The Platonic roots are carefully documented and analysed, the Aristotelian graftings precisely noted and philosophically illuminating references to Neoplatonic developments are aptly cited anddiscussed ... important references to Stoic and Aristotelian influence are not limited to terminology. Doctrinal and methodological influences are also richly documented and discussed in the commentary. This detailed treatment is not reserved for the metaphysical sections, which D. for good reasonsfinds more interesting and rewarding, but is extended to the chapters on logic.'The Classical Review, 'The introduction is a judicious presentation of the philosophical and historical issues raised by this treatise ... Throughout, the translation is both readable and true to its Greek source ... an excellent tool for the use of students of later Greek philosophy.'Review of Metaphysics, "A superb translation of, and commentary upon, the Didaskalikos ....Highly recommended for libraries and students of Greco-Roman philosophy."-- Religious Studies Review
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Dewey Decimal
184
Synopsis
The Handbook of Platonism or Didaskalikos, attributed to Alcinous (long identified with the Middle Platonist Albinus, but on inadequate grounds), is a central text of later Platonism. In Byzantine times, in the Italian Renaissance, and even up to 1800, it was regarded as an ideal introduction to Plato's thought. In fact it is far from being this, but it is an excellent source for our understanding of Platonism in the second century AD. Neglected after a more accurate view of Plato's thought established itself in the nineteenth century, the Handbook is only now coming to be properly appreciated for what it is.It presents a survey of Platonist doctrine, divided into the topics of Logic, Physics, and Ethics, and pervaded with Aristotelian and Stoic doctrines, all of which are claimed for Plato.John Dillon presents an English translation of this work, accompanied by an introduction and a philosophical commentary in which he disentangles the various strands of influence, elucidates the complex scholastic tradition that lies behind, and thus reveals the sources and subsequent influence of the ideas expounded., John Dillon presents the first English translation of Alcinous's Handbook of Platonism , accompanied by an introduction and a philosophical commentary that reveal the intellectual background to the ideas in the work. The Handbook purports to be an introduction to the doctrines of Plato, but in fact gives us an excellent survey of Platonist thought in the second century A.D., John Dillon presents an English translation of Alcinous' Handbook of Platonism, accompanied by an introduction and a philosophical commentary which explain the ideas in the work and show their intellectual and historical context. The Handbook purports to be an introduction to the doctrines of Plato, but in fact gives us an excellent survey of Platonist thought in the second century AD.
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